Daily Archives: October 12, 2015

We, the undersigned citizens of Victoria, call on the Legislative Assembly of Victoria to note the harmful impacts of the decision by the Andrews government to declare new public holidays in Victoria. At a time of high and rising unemployment and when many businesses e already doing it tough, the Andrews government has imposed a…

Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — I rise this morning to speak on the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee inquiry into the budget estimates 2015–16. I refer to evidence that was tabled on 20 May 2015, and in particular comments from the Minister for Emergency Services with reference to the establishment of a Country Fire Authority (CFA) district…

Mr NORTHE (Morwell) — Congratulations to the Traralgon Football Netball Club on its recent premiership successes. In football the club was able to secure wins in the seniors, under-18 and under-16 competitions whilst the A-grade netball team secured a narrow win over Drouin. None of the local footy experts predicted that Traralgon would have such…

Mr NORTHE — I wish to make some comments about Dan’s Grand Final Parade public holiday. In last night’s Latrobe Valley Express under the heading ‘All quiet on the valley streets’ there were many comments from local retailers and traders including from Traralgon’s Metro Seven owner, Rosa Blaquiere, who said: It’s horrible. The government says…

Member for Morwell Russell Northe has called on the Andrews Labor Government to come clean over future plans for fire fighting operations in the Latrobe Valley. Speaking in State Parliament last week, Mr Northe detailed escalating local concerns conveyed to him by local CFA personnel and volunteers about the Government’s lack of action for the new CFA District 27 and the Morwell emergency services hub.…